Founder Mode Move Fast & Brake Things with Allen Berg
EPISODE 40
Recorded at Laguna Seca Raceway, this episode takes Founder Mode out of the studio and onto the track. Jason and Kevin spend the day driving open-wheel formula cars and sit down with Allen Berg, founder of Allen Berg Racing Schools, to talk about learning through feel, momentum, and control. Berg walks through his path into racing, what makes formula cars such an effective teaching platform, and how racing schools function as the entry point to professional motorsport. The conversation draws clear parallels between racing and building companies: managing risk without automation, carrying momentum through corners, and knowing where the limits actually are.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Growing up with racing and early influences
01:05 – Driving formula cars at Laguna Seca
02:52 – Racing as a model for building companies
05:40 – Building and operating a racing school
09:44 – Advice for founders building niche businesses
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